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NY Times: Biden Should Not Debate Trump Unless
nytimes.com ^ | July 7, 2020 | Thomas L. Friedman

Posted on 07/08/2020 4:49:32 AM PDT by Helicondelta

I worry about Joe Biden debating Donald Trump. He should do it only under two conditions. Otherwise, he’s giving Trump unfair advantages.

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That is not a good way for Biden to reintroduce himself to the American people. And, let’s not kid ourselves, these debates will be his reintroduction to most Americans, who have neither seen nor heard from him for months if not years.

Because of Covid-19, Biden has been sticking close to home, wearing a mask and social distancing. And with the coronavirus now spreading further, and Biden being a responsible individual and role model, it’s likely that he won’t be able to engage with any large groups of voters before Election Day. Therefore, the three scheduled televised debates, which will garner huge audiences, will carry more weight for him than ever.

He should not go into such a high-stakes moment ceding any advantages to Trump. Trump is badly trailing in the polls, and he needs these debates much more than Biden does to win over undecided voters. So Biden needs to make Trump pay for them in the currency of transparency and fact-checking — universal principles that will level the playing field for him and illuminate and enrich the debates for all citizens.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2020election; biden; clowncar; delaware; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; joebiden; joeclowncarbiden; mediawingofthednc; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; thomaslfriedman; trump
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To: nwrep

Trump needs the debates. Biden does not. Without the debates, Biden will win this thing running away.


Puh-leeze......


41 posted on 07/08/2020 5:52:33 AM PDT by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: Helicondelta
The Democrats see this playing out thus:

Biden picks (for example) Stacy Abrams for the VP slot.
Biden wins the general, thanks to the support of the MSM, the BLM movement, the GOPe.
The day after the inauguration Biden resigns, citing ill health.
Stacy Abrams becomes president.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg resigns from the Supreme Court, citing ill health.
Abrams appoints Keith Ellison to fill the vacant spot.
The America we knew is finished.

42 posted on 07/08/2020 5:52:58 AM PDT by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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To: manc

‘dementia puppet’ - that’s good, very good


43 posted on 07/08/2020 5:55:45 AM PDT by olepap
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To: Helicondelta; All
".... Biden being a responsible individual and role model...."

I got as far as this part, looked to see what the publication was and who the author was and stopped in my tracks.

Lol! What a joke.

44 posted on 07/08/2020 5:56:05 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: melsec
Yep. Starting to lay the groundwork for excuses for Biden not to debate President Trump. Everyone knows Biden will get utterly destroyed.

Their only hope is to make it even more unfairly skewed in Biden's favor - moreso than already occurs with the typical "moderator."

Failing that - and it is hard to imagine how to make a debate less fair - they'll have to do something to mitigate Biden's numerous and significant weaknesses. They'll want the questions well in advance. They'll want earpieces and the ability to talk-to (aka coach) their senile candidate through his fumbling answers. They'll want a less physically demanding setup - maybe sitting, maybe with breaks. They'll want a delay loop and the ability to edit on-the-fly. They'll want the ability to immediately cut to commercial - either to save an embarrassment by Biden or cut off President Trump.

Mostly though, I think they're floating this idea of "fairness" and "unfair advantage" as laying the groundwork for completely backing out of any debates. Biden - the invisible candidate or maybe candidate-by-proxy.

45 posted on 07/08/2020 5:57:00 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps
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To: Helicondelta

Reading the NY Times makes you stupider. Every time I do it, my brain feels cheap and used.


46 posted on 07/08/2020 5:59:37 AM PDT by dead (Trump puts crazy glue on their grenades and they never know it until after they pull the pin.)
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To: Helicondelta

“... Trump is badly trailing in the polls” So why Pravda, should Joey Fingers worry about Trump catching up?


47 posted on 07/08/2020 6:03:03 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies)
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To: Helicondelta
For God's sake, reading the comments is worse than reading the article.

I mean, holy crap! Two comments in and I've already seen their readers argue that Trump is scared to debate Biden because Biden is sharp as a tack and battle tested whereas Trump is soft because he only gets softball questions all day from a conservative media! Biden can pivot quickly and is on top of all the topics whereas Trump is completely lost without his teleprompter.

My poor brain.

48 posted on 07/08/2020 6:05:47 AM PDT by dead (Trump puts crazy glue on their grenades and they never know it until after they pull the pin.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Partisan Media Shills update.


49 posted on 07/08/2020 6:08:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What are their FR nicks?)
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50 posted on 07/08/2020 6:08:09 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What are their FR nicks?)
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WATCH: Joe Biden Brags About Rigging The Ukranian Political System

WATCH: Joe Biden Brags About Rigging The Ukranian Political System

51 posted on 07/08/2020 6:08:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What are their FR nicks?)
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To: Helicondelta

Talk about living in a bubble....

they’ll be just as surprised Nov 3/4 as last time.

Myopia is the democrat downfall.


52 posted on 07/08/2020 6:10:37 AM PDT by Principled (No one will conquer America, from within or without, until its citizenry are disarmed.)
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To: melsec; All

The only problem I see with Trump debating Biden is that Trump would come off as taking unfair advantage of the mentally infirm.

I mean if Trump beat him senseless in the debates, Biden could get sympathy.


53 posted on 07/08/2020 6:17:25 AM PDT by Mr. K (NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF)
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To: Helicondelta

“Biden being a responsible individual and role model”

Stop it, Tommy, you’re killing me.


54 posted on 07/08/2020 6:17:33 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: Helicondelta

In an effort to assist the Biden team in the debate preparation, I offer this suggestion. Forward to 1:25 minutes into this clip from the movie “Forbidden Zone.” This could work with Biden!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Uh-AFFDys


55 posted on 07/08/2020 6:18:10 AM PDT by OldCountryBoy (You can't make this stuff up!)
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To: Helicondelta
He should do it only under two conditions.

The fact that these "two conditions" were not then immediately listed was all the evidence I needed that this is a "puff piece."

Regards,

56 posted on 07/08/2020 6:23:48 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Helicondelta

I’m sure Trump wouldn’t mind if Joe was in a specially built plexiglass box ,LOL


57 posted on 07/08/2020 6:59:47 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Helicondelta

The rest of it is behind their paywall. What are the “two conditions” the NYT wants?

I figured Biden would try to weasel his way out of the debates. He knows that Trump will just keep throwing out “you’ve been involved in politics for 50 years, and didn’t fix anything, what makes you can fix it now?” everytime Biden opens his mouth.


58 posted on 07/08/2020 7:27:59 AM PDT by euram
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This IDIOT is scared of Sleepy DEMENTIA Joe IMPLODING like Bloomberg in his 1st debate 🤭🤣😂
59 posted on 07/08/2020 7:38:19 AM PDT by KavMan
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To: Helicondelta

Conditions Gracie


60 posted on 07/08/2020 7:40:18 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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